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Up in arms—how workers in Russia united in action to beat a coup
At the beginning of September 1917 the commander of the Russian Army, general Lavr Kornilov, tried to crush the revolution.
The Russian Revolution saw workers transform society—and themselves
Ideas can change fast in a revolution, as ordinary people start to take control of their own lives and the world around them
More stop and search can’t cut knife crime
London police are exploiting recent horrific knife crimes to demand more powers. At the same time, the annual crackdown in the run up to Notting Hill Carnival looks set to involve sinister new surveillance techniques. Alistair Farrow spoke to people in London who bear the brunt of police racism
Four US-backed coups in Latin America—and two close shaves
Bloody history shows why and how we need to keep imperialist hands off Venezuela
How the dying British Empire tore India in half—and how it could have been stopped
Seventy years ago this week the British Empire left India after decades of brutal rule
Capital—a vampire at work
The first volume of Karl Marx’s Capital was published a century and a half ago. Joseph Choonara, author of a new reader’s guide to the work, explains its relevance today
Our terrified rulers spread lies to undermine revolution
Fearing that they would also be toppled, ruling classes across the world organised to crush the Russian Revolution of 1917
Does the fight for workers’ power mean dictatorship?
The ruling class won’t allow a socialist society to develop, so workers need their own instruments of class rule
Russian Revolution gave a glimpse of how we can uproot women’s oppression
Russia’s revolution showed there can be no women’s liberation without socialism, and no socialism without women’s liberation
Lewisham 1977 - forty years on from when we smashed the Nazi National Front
Forty years ago this week thousands of protesters blocked a Nazi march in south east London—and made history.
Venezuela, struggle and the left
As right wing opposition to Venezuela’s government grows, Andy Brown spoke to Tomáš Tengely-Evans about the forces on the ground and the potential to change society
Taking up the fight against the local authority cuts
As Bristol’s mayor calls for protest against Tory austerity, Sadie Robinson looks at the fight against council cuts
The scramble to save the treasure of the Tsars
After revolution overthrew Russia’s ruling Tsars, a lucrative industry grew around relics of the old regime
GALLERY - Photographs of the Battle of Lewisham in 1977 against the Nazi National Front
Photographs of anti-fascist protest Lewisham 1977. To reproduce these images contact reports@socialistworker.co.uk
The horror of Passchendaele couldn’t stop rebellion
The Battle of Passchendaele, which began 100 years ago this week, could be seen as just another bloody episode in the slaughter of the First World War.
Serco - the world is not enough
A gigantic octopus that straddles the globe has wrapped its tentacle around the NHS. Its grip grows tighter and tighter.
Detroit 1967 - five days of riots against the cops when the motorcity was burning
Fifty years ago Detroit, the Motorcity, exploded in five days of rioting. The uprising marked the end of the Civil Rights era and the birth of Black Power
‘Bread, peace and land’ connected peasants with workers in the Russian Revolution
The question of how the revolutionary party relates to all groups in society remains relevant for the struggle today
How can we save the planet and stop catastrophic climate change?
Capitalism generates environmental damage and climate chaos—but we have the power to stop it by transforming the world, author Ian Angus explained to Dave Sewell
The July Days - Russian Revolution in crisis and a critical test for the Bolshevik party
In July 1917 frustration at the Provisional Government led to soldiers’ and workers’ protests that were violently put down
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